Patents Assigned to GATES CORPORATION
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Publication number: 20160264086Abstract: A vehicle air dam assembly is provided which includes a motor, a drive linkage and an active air dam which can be deployed or stowed on a vehicle. The motor is mounted to a vehicle bumper. The drive linkage is coupled to the motor and is affixed to the vehicle bumper. The drive linkage includes a drive member and a biasing means. The active air dam may be coupled to the drive linkage via a four bar linkage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: FLEX-N-GATE CORPORATIONInventors: Guido Benvenuto, Geoffrey Brooks, David Shaw, Wayne Doswell
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Publication number: 20160257839Abstract: A plastic panel suitable for use in an automotive vehicle or other structure is provided wherein the plastic panel includes a polycarbonate substrate, a PMMA layer and a scratch resistant coating. The polycarbonate substrate may have a thickness approximately between 2.0 mm and approximately 6.0 mm. The PMMA layer may be disposed onto the polycarbonate substrate and the PMMA layer may have a thickness approximately between 0.25 mm and approximately 3.0 mm. The scratch resistant coating is applied to both the PMMA layer and the PC substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: FLEX-N-GATE CorporationInventors: Geoffrey Brooks, Guido Benvenuto
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Patent number: 9435382Abstract: A shaft/hub connection for vehicles or for use in drive systems with a cylinder-shaped shaft component, containing elevations or depressions on the lateral surface and a hub component having a bore, including inside the bore also elevations or depressions, whereby the shaft component can be mounted inside the bore of the hub component. It is further distinguished in that inside the bore of the hub component at least 2 surfaces are arranged such that an elastic deformation of these surfaces in the radial direction is possible and inside the bore of the hub component at least 2 surfaces are arranged such that an elastic deformation of these surfaces in the radial direction is less possible. In addition, the shaft/hub connection is characterized in that the elastically deformable surfaces are connected in a materially bonding manner with the elastically less deformable surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventor: Karlheinz Nicolai
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Patent number: 9434222Abstract: A snap-in tire valve for mounting in a valve hole in a wheel rim, having a valve body and a resilient member having an overall shape including a groove and a rib adapted to snap into and be retained in the hole. The resilient member may include a rubber that is the reaction product of ethylene-propylene copolymer elastomer, a peroxide curative, zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate, and a high-density inert filler, such as barium sulfate. The resilient member may include a first and second rubber members of different compositions from each other and defining two layers under the groove. The thickness of the layer of the first rubber member is preferably greater than the thickness of the layer of the second rubber member.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventors: Donald James Burlett, John Graeme Knox
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Patent number: 9421600Abstract: A method for assembling a safety hose sleeve system using a crimper die set which includes an upper die comprising an upper curved compressive face, upper recess walls extending contiguous from the upper compressive face at an acute angle to the upper compressive face, each defining a portion of a cavity. Thrust plate slots extend upward from ends of the upper recess walls. A lower die comprises a lower curved compressive face. Lower recess walls extend contiguous from the lower compressive face at an acute angle to the lower compressive face and define another portion of each cavity. Lower thrust plate slots extend downward from an end of the lower recess walls. Thrust plates extend from the lower thrust plate slot into the upper thrust plate slot, across the cavity at an acute angle to each of the recess walls, defining an outer abutment of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Yelena Gray, Martin K. Bauer
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Patent number: 9421722Abstract: A system and method of making an open-ended, reinforced, layered belt having a profile layer, a top layer material, and tensile cords fully encapsulated there between. The method includes engaging portion of the profile layer on a rotatable cylindrical mandrel with an engaging roller, disengaging with a take-off roller, and applying and fusing the cords to the profile layer at a desired cord spacing there between. The cord may be fused by melting the profile layer surface with a heated plow and/or with heated cord. The cord is then covered with the top layer material in a lamination step involving heating to melt at least a portion of the top layer and pressing it to fuse it to the reinforced profile layer. Lamination may be done downstream or directly on the mandrel.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventors: John Graeme Knox, Lambert Pasch
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Patent number: 9422026Abstract: A toothed sprocket hub with elastic centering element comprising an input shaft having a receiving portion and a cylindrical outer surface, a sprocket engagable with the input shaft, the sprocket comprising at least two first surfaces each disposed on a bending beam such that each first surface is elastically moveable in a radial direction, the two first surfaces bearing upon the outer surface, the two first surfaces each having a radius d that is less than a radius D of the outer surface, at least one second surface that is radially moveable to a lesser extent than a first surface, the second surface engaging the receiving portion to prevent a relative rotation of the sprocket with the input shaft, and a third surface in cooperative relation to the second surface, the third surface bearing upon the outer surface of the input shaft, the third surface having a clearance fit with the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventor: Michael Cody
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Patent number: 9410652Abstract: A heated fluid conduit has a body with a semi-conductive material disposed therein with an electrical power supply coupled to the conduit to provide a voltage across the conduit and a current therethrough, heating the fluid conduit. A fluid conduit heating system comprises a semiconductive sleeve disposed over a fluid conduit and an electrical power supply coupled to the ends of the sleeve to provide a voltage across the sleeve and a resulting current through the semiconductive sleeve, heating the sleeve and conduit Alternatively, one terminal of the electrical power supply is coupled to each end of the sleeve or conduit, and another terminal of the electrical power supply is coupled to the sleeve or conduit therebetween, to provide parallel heating circuits.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael H. Ellis, Timothy Deans, Evan Twarog, Donald R. Gilbreath, Walker Bolger, Tim Saupe
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Patent number: 9347521Abstract: A vulcanized rubber CVT belt in the form of an endless V-belt having a belt body with angled sides, a tensile cord layer of helically spiraled tensile cord embedded in the belt body, an overcord rubber layer, and an undercord rubber layer, wherein the tensile cord is a twisted, single-tow bundle of continuous-filament, carbon fiber impregnated with an adhesive treatment and/or overcoated with adhesive compatible with the rubber of the tensile cord layer. The tow may be 18K. The carbon fiber may have a filament diameter of from about 6.0 to about 6.4-micron, a tensile modulus of from about 200 to about 300 GPa, an elongation at break of from about 1.9% to about 2.3%.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Ralph Michael Duke, John Graeme Knox
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Patent number: 9347520Abstract: A belt clamping system including an open-ended, flat belt with an end portion having a number of teeth projecting therefrom and a clamping plate with matching tooth profile for use in connecting the belt end to another structure. The flat belt may be reinforced with longitudinally extending cords. The toothed profile may be a standard timing belt profile and may be unreinforced. A length of timing belt profile material may be welded to the flat surface of the open-ended flat belt at or near an end. The length of timing belt profile may include at least 7 tooth pitches. The end portion may be clamped between a flat surface of a flat plate and a grooved surface of a grooved plate having grooves complementary to the timing belt teeth.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventor: Peter Wolf
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Patent number: 9341254Abstract: An isolating pulley comprising a hub, a pulley journalled to the hub, a spring carrier journalled to the hub, a torsion spring engaged between the pulley and the spring carrier, a frictionmember engaged between the spring carrier and the hub, the frictionmember comprising a first multiple ribbed surface to engage the spring carrier and a second multiple ribbed surface to engage the hub, and the first multiple ribbed surface and the second multiple ribbed surface extending in a radial direction normal to an axis of rotation A-A.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventor: Peter A. Ward
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Patent number: 9341233Abstract: A V-ribbed belt that includes a ribbed surface covered with fabric is provided. The fabric is stretchable in two predetermined directions. A method for manufacturing the V-ribbed belt is also provided. The method includes placing a belt matrix about a mandrel, placing a fabric about the external circumference of the belt matrix which wraps around the mandrel, placing the mandrel inside a shell having a plurality of grooves on the internal circumference, expanding the belt matrix and the fabric toward the internal circumference of the shell and thus pressing the fabric onto the internal circumference having the multi-ribbed structure, and curing the belt matrix with the fabric. The fabric is stretchable to accommodate itself to the multi-ribbed structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Mori, Min Gao, Lance C. Hall, Shawn Xiang Wu
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Patent number: 9341232Abstract: A belt having a tensile cord embedded in the belt, extending in a longitudinal direction and made up of two components: a tensile component and a sacrificed component. The sacrificed component may be broken into a plurality of discontinuous segments. The tensile component provides most of the reinforcement of the belt. The sacrificial component of the precursor cord protects the tensile component from excessive stretching during cord treating and winding, but breaks, melts, or yields during mandrel expansion during the belt molding process, thus preserving the stretchability of the tensile component.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventors: Shawn Xiang Wu, Charlie Ochoa, Lance Hall, Tae Hee Cheong
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Patent number: 9327482Abstract: A method of forming a bonded part with a press-fit, vulcanized rubber member residing in compression between two rigid members and bonded thereto. The rubber member is a laminate with a core layer between two self-bonding rubber layers. The bonded part may be, for example, a vibration damper, isolator or absorber. The core layer and the self-bonding layers may have the same primary elastomer and cure system type, and the self-bonding layers have an adhesion promoter not present in the core layer. The adhesive layers may be from 0.05 to 1 mm thick or from 5% to 10% of the laminate thickness. The method includes forming a rubber core layer, curing it, applying a rubber adhesive layer on each side to form a laminate, inserting the laminate between two rigid members under compression, and post-curing to form a bonded part. The adhesive layers may be partially cured before inserting.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Yuding Feng, Lin Zhu, Yahya Hodjat, Paul N. Dunlap
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Patent number: 9328816Abstract: An isolating decoupler comprising a pulley having a pulley inner surface, a hub having a radially extending arm, the radially extending arm having a frictional surface slidingly engaged with the pulley inner surface, a spring fixed to the pulley, the spring intermittently engageable with the radially extending arm, an elastomeric member disposed between the spring and the radially extending arm; and the radially extending arm intermittently engageable with a pulley stop.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventor: Yahya Hodjat
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Patent number: 9321592Abstract: A conveying surface 37 is planar. A driving surface 30 positioned opposite to the conveying surface 37 has a flat surface 31, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the timing belt, on the center portion in the lateral direction of the timing belt. Belt teeth 32 are formed at a constant interval in the longitudinal direction on both of the outer sides of the center portion. The whole of the driving surface 30 is covered with a fabric 36, which is stretchable in both the longitudinal and lateral directions of the timing belt.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Tajima
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Patent number: 9302701Abstract: A vehicle steering system transmission comprising a driver connected to a driver shaft, the driver shaft connected to an output shaft by a flexible link, a first sensor sensing the driver shaft, a control unit receiving a signal from the first sensor, and the control unit transmitting a signal to the driver to control an output shaft movement.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Dean Schneider, Alexander Serkh, Ian Fitzner, Clermont Kirouac
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Patent number: 9303797Abstract: An hose standoff comprises a sleeve molded onto a hose and a standoff flange extending circumferentially from the sleeve. The flange contacts a surface to which the hose is adjacent, spacing the hose away from the surface and any proximate edges. The sleeve may extend from the flange, along the hose, in at least one direction to protect the hose from abrasion or cutting by an edge extending perpendicular from the surface toward the hose. A metal collar may be crimped onto the hose with the sleeve overmolding the collar. Also, a fabric covering may be disposed over the hose with the collar crimped over the fabric covering and the sleeve overmolding the collar and at least a portion of the fabric covering. Preferably the sleeve overmold contacts and bonds or otherwise mechanically locks with the fabric covering and/or the underlying hose.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Layne Railsback, Donald R. Gilbreath, Michael H. Ellis
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Patent number: 9303734Abstract: A belt transmission comprising a housing, a first belt trained between a first shaft and a first intermediate shaft, a second belt trained between the first intermediate shaft and a second intermediate shaft, a third belt trained between the second intermediate shaft and a second shaft, a first tensioner and second tensioner each engaged with the housing and each engaged about the first intermediate shaft whereby each tensioner exerts a force upon the first intermediate shaft which thereby imparts a tension to the first belt and to the second belt, and a third tensioner and fourth tensioner each engaged with the housing and each engaged about the second intermediate shaft whereby each tensioner exerts a force upon the second intermediate shaft which thereby imparts a tension to the second belt and to the third belt.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Alexander Serkh, Dean Schneider
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Patent number: 9291253Abstract: An isolating decoupler comprising a shaft, a pulley journalled to the shaft and having a belt bearing surface, the belt bearing surface having a diameter over balls not greater than 2A, a one-way clutch mounted to the shaft, a clutch carrier mounted to the one-way clutch, a torsion spring engaged between the clutch carrier and the pulley, the torsion spring loadable in the unwinding direction, the torsion spring having a diameter not less than 2B, and the torsion spring diameter 2B is greater than the belt bearing surface diameter over balls 2A.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventor: Alexander Serkh
